Dec
07
What Acting Stands to Gain From Science
"Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work."
4 min read
Tahlia Norrish
Nov
08
Presence: The Modern Actor's Edge
You know what's striking? Very few empirical studies have examined what constitutes "good" acting performance.[1]
4 min read
Oct
25
Practice, Train, Perform
Here's an embarrassing but true fact: circa 2014, I had a pre-audition / rehearsal / performance routine that included blaring
3 min read
Oct
11
Addressing the Effort-Reward Imbalance
Ah... Feeling seen by science... There ain't anything quite like it...
As humans, our work lives matter. As
4 min read
Sep
27
Over-Programming Your Training Menu
We get monumental joy from Dojo actors sharing how they're slaying the game with their Training Menu. Your
3 min read
Sep
13
Dancing the Agent Dance
We've intentionally shied away from writing a "How to Get an Acting Agent" post until now
3 min read
Aug
30
PSA: Your Training is Yours
Once upon a time, my masochistic streak meant I was here 👏 for 👏 teachers and training that conflated "breaking actors
3 min read
Aug
16
Database: UK Casting Directors (2024)
You 😏 know 😏 it 😏
We're so pleased that our Black Belt friends have enjoyed their access to these databases
1 min read
Aug
02
Playing Pirates and Ninjas
In 2019, one of our favourite thinkers, Derek Sivers, was asked the question of all questions – "Pirates or ninjas?
3 min read
Jul
19
Database: UK Acting Agents (2024)
Yes 👏 it 👏 can 👏
If you've been playing along from home, you'll know we've been
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